God of Pets

Another interpretation of the prophecy in Chapter 752

"He's the Demon Child, so what am I to him?" Chen Guan was filled with questions.

He always believed that he was the demonic child in the prophecy, or at least the most suspicious one.

But now the Lotus Temple Master says that the baby Luo Yuanfei was reincarnated as is the demon child, which makes him feel a little dazed for a moment.

"What do you mean by 'demon child'?" Chen Guan asked uncertainly.

"Haven't you heard of that prophecy?" The Lotus Temple Master smiled and recited: "The king's blood stains the heavens, the demon descends to earth, ten clans are wiped out, and one person alone becomes an immortal."

"I've heard of it, but I'm a little confused. How do you know that this child is the so-called demon child in the ghost Taoist's prophecy?" Chen Guan continued to ask.

He doesn't actually believe in so-called prophecies. If fate is truly predetermined, then what is the meaning of the world's existence?

Is the existence of a world just like a movie, meant to be played repeatedly?

As for the so-called demon child, that's even more absurd. How could a Taoist priest predict what someone who has never even been born would do?

Therefore, Chen Guan had always thought that the so-called prophecy of the ghost Taoist priest might just be a pretext used by the ten major families to make a fuss or to divert attention from their conflicts.

The person who plays this role must have a certain value, so that everyone's criticism is directed at him.

As the son of the great demon, Chen Guan fully possesses such value and is undoubtedly the best candidate pointed out by the demon's son.

Now that the Lotus Temple Master says this baby is a demon child, Chen Guan is naturally somewhat puzzled.

What benefits and advantages would it bring to bestow the name of "Demon Child" upon such a reincarnated infant?
Chen Guan believes that everything is driven by self-interest, and no one would do something against their own interests. If there really is such a person, it can only be said that it violates human nature.

"It seems you don't believe the Taoist priest's prophecy," said the Lotus Temple Master, who saw through Chen Guan's thoughts, while holding the baby.

"I'm just a little confused. It seems the Ghost Taoist didn't say exactly who the Demon Child is," Chen Guan said.

"The fact that the Ghost Taoist didn't reveal who the Demon Child was doesn't mean he didn't figure it out. Perhaps it was just inconvenient to reveal the Demon Child's identity at the time, or perhaps the Demon Child didn't exist at that time, just like this baby. He didn't originally exist in this world, but due to some opportunity, he came into existence."

"Therefore, the Taoist priest could foresee the existence of the Demon Child, but before that opportunity was realized, he could not say who the Demon Child was, nor could he explain this to others."

Chen Guan looked at the Lotus Temple Master with a strange expression, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "Master, you and the Ghost Taoist..."

Although he didn't finish his sentence, the meaning was already very clear: he suspected that the Lotus Temple Master was the Ghost Taoist, otherwise how would he know these things? Moreover, he spoke as if he had seen it with his own eyes, which was definitely not just a guess.

If he doesn't have some connection with the Taoist priest, then he is the Taoist priest himself.

"Lotus is my Taoist name. When I was walking in the human world, others gave me a nickname: Ghost Taoist," the Lotus Temple Master said calmly.

Even though he had already guessed it, Chen Guan was still deeply shocked.

The Ghost Taoist is truly a legend passed down through tales.

A Taoist priest who traveled through secret realms using fortune-telling skills actually gained the trust of the Ten Heavenly Kings. Almost whenever they encountered a problem they couldn't decide, they would ask the ghost Taoist priest to cast a divination. It can be said that since the ancestral court was reorganized, the decisions made by the ancestral court's elders on some crucial matters were not as numerous as those made by the ghost Taoist priest's divination.

Every divination the Ghost Taoist priest performed for the Ten Heavenly Kings and the Ancestral Court was enough to influence the development and structure of the entire Divine Land.

Even the election of the Chief Judge by the Ten Heavenly Kings was facilitated by the Ghost Taoist.

It can be said that during the era of the Ten Heavenly Kings, besides the Ten Heavenly Kings themselves, the person who had the greatest influence on this era was the Ghost Taoist.

However, very few people in China have ever seen such a person, and even fewer know what he looks like, whether he is old or young, male or female.

Even for most people, the very existence of the "ghost Taoist priest" remains a question.

Some people believe that the "ghost Taoist priest" is just a pretext created by the Ten Heavenly Kings.

Just like ancient emperors and important figures, when they wanted to do something but couldn't find a suitable excuse, they needed to use the name of ghosts and gods.

Chen Guan had also had this suspicion, but today he learned that there really was such a person, and that he was Xiao Qinghua's master.

The Lotus Temple Master was satisfied with Chen Guan's shocked reaction. He continued to tease the baby in his arms, saying, "This baby was born between the real world and the magical world. He is neither human nor demon. His existence is the key to our ability to break the Great Cleansing of the Sky Secret Realm."

"Didn't your prophecy say that the Demon Prince would exterminate the Ten Great Families? How is it now connected to the Sky Secret Realm?" Chen Guan was even more puzzled.

"Did I say that?" The abbot of Lotus Temple stroked his beard, as if recalling whether he had said such a thing.

After a moment, he laughed and said, "I didn't say that. My original words were: 'The king's blood stains the heavens, the demon prince descends to earth, all ten clans are wiped out, and one person alone becomes an immortal.' In those words, which one said that the demon prince would exterminate the ten great clans?"

"Uh, what does this mean?" Chen Guan couldn't figure it out. If it didn't mean this, what else could it mean?

"Is it possible that these four sentences mean that the Heavenly Kings fought against the Mysterious Spirits of the Sky, staining the heavens with blood, and the Demon Child descended to the mortal realm? Because he was free from all ten races, he became an immortal without any ties and went into the heavens to help the Heavenly Kings fight against the Mysterious Spirits of the Sky..." said the Lotus Temple Master.

"Is that so?" Chen Guan's expression was strange; he hadn't expected these four sentences to be interpreted in this way.

However, since the Lotus Temple Master is the original author and has the final right of interpretation, if that's what he meant, then that should be the meaning, and there can be no mistake.

Chen Guan felt a sense of relief; it wasn't so bad if things turned out this way.

In truth, he didn't want to be a demon prince, nor did he intend to exterminate the ten great families. He only wanted to be invincible, high above all others, unmatched by anyone, so that no one would dare to have any designs on him or his family, and to live his true self.

Just as I was thinking this, the Lotus Temple Master said again: "Actually, I can't be sure if that's what it means, because these four sentences are future indications shown by my innate talent. I'm only analyzing them based on experience and some conditions. I can't be 100% sure if that's the real meaning."

"Therefore, the ten great families believe that the existence of the Demon Child is a threat to them, which is what you understand to mean."

"But I believe that the existence of the Demon Child will benefit both humanity and the Ten Great Families. When the Heavenly Kings are stained with blood in the outer heavens, the Demon Child may be their only savior."

"Unfortunately, most people don't believe my judgment, so I have no choice but to find the Demon Child myself, hoping that he can walk the path I expect him to take."

(End of this chapter)